Final Briefing by Anthony Saunders. NRG991 These were to be the

These were to be the mainstay of the British Aircraft Industry during World War II and become a legend in their own right

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She had even shelled oil tanks at Madras

54(F) Squadron began its distinguished career in the fierce fighting on the Western Front during World War I

Final Briefing by Anthony Saunders. NRG991 These were to be theDHM6400. Final Briefing by Anthony Saunders. RAF Scampton: 16 May 1943 20. 55 hrs. Everyone at Scampton suspected that something big was about to happen. The crews of the recently formed 617 Squadron, hand picked by their CO Wing Commander Guy Gibson, had been training hard for weeks and the rumour on the grapevine suggested it might be the Tirpitz they were after. But then, late in the afternoon of 16 May 1943 came the call over the station tannoy